Taif: Defending champions Japan opened their AFC U17 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia campaign with an impressive 4-1 win over United Arab Emirates in Group B action at the King Fahd Sports City Stadium on Friday.

Victory for Japan against Vietnam - who drew 1-1 with Australia in the earlier match - on Monday will almost surely guarantee them a quarter-final berth and a spot at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025, while UAE need a result against Australia.

Japan only needed three minutes to surge into the lead through a well-worked goal. .....

𝗙𝗧 | 🇯🇵 Japan 4️⃣-1️⃣ UAE 🇦🇪

A dominant performance by the defending champions secures their first 3 points of the competition!#AFCU17 | #JPNvUAE pic.twitter.com/RvLG81qTsw

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